CLINTON, Miss. – The Mississippi College volleyball team snapped a two-skid and logged its first Gulf South Conference win of the 2018 campaign with a straight sets (25-19, 25-18, 25-21) victory over Auburn University at Montgomery.
The straight-set decision marks the first since Sept. 19, 2017 against AUM.
Game Score: Mississippi College 3 | Auburn Montgomery 0
Date: Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018
Location: Clinton, Miss. | A.E. Wood Coliseum
Records: Choctaws 6-7, 1-2 GSC | Lady Warhawks 8-5, 0-3 GSC
TURNING POINT
After claiming the first set 25-19, Mississippi College strung together three, consecutive points in the second game to run its lead to 19-12 en route to a 25-18 win.
Julia Martin posted an ace to cap the run behind a kill from
Jamie Boros and
Autumn Frost. Martin finished with a team-best three aces in the match.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Freshman Jamie Boros notched her seventh contest in double figure kills this season. She ranks second on the team with double-digit kills.
- Freshman Kendall Platt recorded her ninth match with double-digit kills – the most on the team.
- Freshman Lexie Laurendine tallied her fifth match as the team leader in assists.
- Sophomore Autumn Frost collected her 100th, career kill in the match.
- Frost tied a season-high in kills as she matched her mark against Southwest Baptist on Aug. 31.
- Senior Jill Brown has 23 career matches with double figure digs and 11 this season.
- Freshman Gwenyth Prenter tied a season-high in blocks.
- The win marked the second over AUM in program history.
- The decision is the first GSC win since Oct. 7, 2017.
NEXT UP
Mississippi College continues its four-game homestand on Tuesday, Sept. 18 as it welcomes Division I Mississippi Valley State University. First serve is set for 6 p.m.
